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Added to inventory :)
« on: August 14, 2026, 03:04:16 PM »
I picked one of these up after the recent price drop, and must say I really like it.  I haven't had enough time investment yet to get into deep sound design, but it won me over pretty quickly.  It's not going to replace my P10 but I didn't buy it for that purpose... the combination of the sound, the compact size, the UI/workflow, the Poly AT, etc. is something I didn't have all in one and I'm not sure is even really available any other way.  I never did pull the plug on the Take5 or Teo5, not because I didn't like them but because I felt those bases were already covered better with the synths I already had -- I'm also a bit of a snob for a fully analog signal path, which the Fourm satisfies. 

I've been listening to it mostly dry, looking forward to combining it with some FX and spending more time with it but overall I'd say at the current price point of $799 USD I'd say its a gem really.
Prophet 10, OB-X8m, Prophet 6, OB-6, 3rd Wave, Prophet 12m, Prophet Rev2-16, Toraiz AS-1, Pro 2, Korg Polysix, Roland JP-8080, Roland System-8, Virus TI2, Moog SlimPhatty, Hydrasynth desktop, Roland SPD-SX SE / Octapad, Maschine, Cubase/Ableton/Akai MPC

Re: Added to inventory :)
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2026, 10:29:16 PM »
I had a Prophet 08 rev2 and got rid of it. Got this and a Moog Messenger and it's been a blast! I still can't get over how good it sounds over the rev2. I still miss the (D)ADSR of the rev2, it really could give the sound a bit of motion by offsetting the delay, without having to compromise the attack envelope.  If they made the fourm poly chainable, I would be in heaven. If they had done this with 5 voices and large keys, this thing would have been over the top popular! It reminds me of a prophet 5 in the best way, but it doesn't feel like a copy. Congrats!

Can't believe how good it sounds without effects. I have the plugin cloudburst and can't wait to try it with it!
« Last Edit: September 07, 2026, 10:31:57 PM by markc2 »

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Re: Added to inventory :)
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2026, 04:37:32 AM »
I had a Prophet 08 rev2 and got rid of it. Got this and a Moog Messenger and it's been a blast! I still can't get over how good it sounds over the rev2. I still miss the (D)ADSR of the rev2, it really could give the sound a bit of motion by offsetting the delay, without having to compromise the attack envelope.  If they made the fourm poly chainable, I would be in heaven. If they had done this with 5 voices and large keys, this thing would have been over the top popular! It reminds me of a prophet 5 in the best way, but it doesn't feel like a copy. Congrats!

Can't believe how good it sounds without effects. I have the plugin cloudburst and can't wait to try it with it!

A couple of other Strymon plugins I have that are fun on the Fourm are Deco (specifically for the doubletracking / stereo widening) and the Nightsky.
Prophet 10, OB-X8m, Prophet 6, OB-6, 3rd Wave, Prophet 12m, Prophet Rev2-16, Toraiz AS-1, Pro 2, Korg Polysix, Roland JP-8080, Roland System-8, Virus TI2, Moog SlimPhatty, Hydrasynth desktop, Roland SPD-SX SE / Octapad, Maschine, Cubase/Ableton/Akai MPC